80 notable events in Hong Kong — air crashes, fires and murders.
- Hello Kitty murder case
Mar 17, 1999–Apr 15, 1999 · Murder & homicide
- Wang Fuk Court fire
Nov 26, 2025–Nov 28, 2025 · Fire
- 2019–2020 Hong Kong protests
from Mar 15, 2019 · Riot & unrest
- RMS Queen Elizabeth
date unknown · Maritime disaster
- Edison Chen photo scandal
date unknown · Scandal & controversy
- Murder of Abby Choi
Feb 21, 2023 · Murder & homicide
- Cathay Pacific Flight 780
Apr 13, 2010 · Aviation accident
- Emirates SkyCargo Flight 9788
Oct 20, 2025 · Aviation accident
- China Airlines Flight 642
Aug 22, 1999 · Aviation accident
- Murders of Sumarti Ningsih and Jesse Lorena
Nov 1, 2014 · Murder & homicide
- 2014 Hong Kong protests
Sep 26, 2014–Dec 15, 2014 · Riot & unrest
- Abduction of Shin Sang-ok and Choi Eun-hee
Jan 1, 1978–Mar 13, 1986 · Kidnapping & hostage
- China Airlines Flight 605
Nov 4, 1993 · Aviation accident
- 1967 Hong Kong riots
May 1967–Dec 1967 · Riot & unrest
- Jumbo Kingdom
date unknown · Maritime disaster
- Teddy Wang
Apr 10, 1990 · Kidnapping & hostage
- Cornwall Court fire
Aug 10, 2008 · Fire
- Murder of Wong Ka-mui
2008 · Murder & homicide
- Murder of Glory Chau and Moon Siu
Mar 1, 2013 · Murder & homicide
- 2019 Yuen Long attack
Jul 21, 2019 · Attack (other)
- Wing On warehouse fire
Sep 22, 1948 · Fire
- Happy Valley Racecourse fire
Feb 26, 1918 · Fire
- Miss Macao
Jul 16, 1948 · Aviation accident
- St. Stephen's College massacre
Dec 25, 1941 · Massacre
- Air Canada masked stowaway case
Oct 29, 2010 · Aviation accident
- Death of Chan Yin-lam
Sep 19, 2019 · Disappearance
- 2019 Prince Edward station attack
Aug 31, 2019 · Crime & justice
- Thai Airways International Flight 601
Jun 30, 1967 · Aviation accident
- MediSafe controversy
date unknown · Scandal & controversy
- 2003 Tuen Mun Road bus accident
Jul 10, 2003 · Road accident
- Sau Mau Ping gang murder
May 14, 1997 · Crime & justice
- 1956 Hong Kong riots
Oct 10, 1956–Oct 12, 1956 · Riot & unrest
- CAAC Flight 301
Aug 31, 1988 · Aviation accident
- China Airlines Flight 831
Mar 9, 1978 · Aviation accident
- Esing Bakery incident
Jan 15, 1857 · Crime & justice
- 31st anniversary of the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre
date unknown · Riot & unrest
- 2018 Hong Kong bus accident
Feb 10, 2018 · Road accident
- Garley Building fire
Nov 20, 1996 · Fire
- Shek Kip Mei fire
Dec 25, 1953 · Fire
- Anne Anne Kindergarten stabbing
Jun 3, 1982 · Attack (other)
- 2012 Lamma Island ferry collision
Oct 1, 2012 · Maritime disaster
- 2016 Mong Kok civil unrest
Feb 8, 2016–Feb 9, 2016 · Epidemic & disease
- 30th anniversary of the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre
Jun 4, 2019 · Massacre
- Storming of the Legislative Council Complex
Jul 1, 2019 · Riot & unrest
- Plaza Hollywood
date unknown · Murder & homicide
- 32nd anniversary of the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre
date unknown · Riot & unrest
- June 4th Museum
date unknown · Massacre
- 1 July police stabbing
Jul 1, 2021 · Attack (other)
- Hong Kong acid attacks
Dec 13, 2008 · Attack (other)
- 2020 Hong Kong Garrison helicopter crash
Mar 30, 2020 · Aviation accident
- Air raids on Hong Kong
Oct 1942–Aug 1945 · War & armed conflict
- Hong Kong Legislative Council oath of office controversy
Oct 12, 2016 · Scandal & controversy
- Hong Kong bottled water scandal
Aug 1, 2025 · Scandal & controversy
- 20th anniversary of the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre
Jun 4, 2009 · Massacre
- 1996 Pat Sin Leng wildfire
Feb 10, 1996 · Fire
- 1965 Hong Kong USMC KC-130F crash
Aug 24, 1965 · Aviation accident
- Hong Kong 12
Aug 23, 2020 · Crime & justice
- Fu Guohao incident
Aug 13, 2019 · War & armed conflict
- 26 blocks scandal
Jan 1, 1980–Jan 1, 1992 · Scandal & controversy
- Hong Kong 818 incident
Aug 18, 2011 · Scandal & controversy
- Amoycan Industrial Centre fire
Jun 21, 2016–Jun 30, 2016 · Fire
- Knife attack on Kevin Lau
Feb 26, 2014 · Attack (other)
- 2008 Sai Kung bus crash
May 1, 2008 · Road accident
- Murder of Li Sin-heng
Sep 16, 2017 · Murder & homicide
- North Star affair
May 13, 1861–May 14, 1861 · War & armed conflict
- Henry Tang illegal basement controversy
Feb 2012 · Scandal & controversy
- 21st anniversary of the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre
2010 · Massacre
- Ma Tau Wai Road building collapse
Jan 29, 2010 · Industrial & structural disaster
- Six States Installation of Minister murder
Nov 5, 1951 · Murder & homicide
- 2017 CUHK democracy wall standoff
Sep 1, 2017 · Riot & unrest
- 2011 Fa Yuen Street fire
Nov 30, 2011 · Fire
- 24th anniversary of the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre
2013 · Massacre
- T-V-H
date unknown
- 2007 CUHK student newspaper pornographic section incident
May 6, 2007–Oct 21, 2008 · Scandal & controversy
- Information Centre for Human Rights and Democracy
date unknown · Massacre
- Transmeridian Air Cargo Flight 3751
Sep 2, 1977 · Aviation accident
- Saien Village incident
date unknown
- ST Kowloondocks
date unknown · Maritime disaster
- 1966 Hong Kong floods
Jun 12, 1966 · Natural disaster
- Reinanmaru incident
Dec 24, 1944 · War & armed conflict